Integrity
Definition
The consistent pursuit of honesty, anchored by strong personal values.
What is it?
Integrity means consistently telling the truth and adhering to ethical principles. A person with integrity follows high moral standards that others respect and admire.
Why is it important?
People in all areas of life—whether employers, friends, or business associates—prefer working with someone they can trust. If we bend the truth or mislead others, we quickly lose credibility, and they may become reluctant to collaborate with us. Similarly, when we exaggerate our achievements, others may start to question our actual abilities.
Books to Read
Featuring compelling stories of leaders who originally succumbed to and then successfully resolved their organizations’ identity crises.
On My Honor I Will: The Journey to Integrity-Driven Leadership
The leaders who inspire and challenge us to be our very best are distinguished by something much more powerful: a reputation for integrity, duty, service, honor, and doing what is right.
Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality
Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist, leadership coach, corporate consultant and nationally syndicated radio host, shows how our character can keep us from achieving what we want to.
By weaving together insights from philosophy, theology, history and law, along with examples drawn from current events and a dose of personal experience, Carter makes a case for integrity.
How Good People Make Tough Choices
An essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, Kidder offers practical tools for dealing with the difficult moral dilemmas we face in our everyday lives.
